From: Ronzo (rojoha@attbi.com)
Date: Thu Nov 28 2002 - 07:22:39 PST
TM 9-819, dated January 1952, does not spec the spark plug socket
either. It references the use of 'deep socket or spark plug wrench' and the
use of 'spark-plug cable conduit nut wrench 41-W-3297-760'.
Interestingly, it does not identify the spark plugs by type or number
either.
You are gonna need tools to work on your puppy, and deep sockets are a
necessity, so a set of deep sockets in a 1/2' drive with 13/16', 7/8',
15/16' and 1' are a requirement. If you can't afford Craftsman, there is
always Harbor Freight, which has cheapo tools, which beat no tools, although
not by much.
Another option is to hit local pawn shops and buy your tools there. Most
of the shops in my area have large bins of hand tools (directly attributable
to the success of state welfare programs of the 60's and 70's. When my
Suburban was stolen last year, the local PD gave me a list of local pawn
shops to check for my 3/4' drive set to "show up"). A friend of mine spends
quite a bit of time digging through the bins looking for old, rusty, peeling
Craftsman tools, as well as at flea markets, which he then takes back to
Sears and exchanges for new ones. I don't condone this and think it's a bit
tacky, although he does now have complete sets of 1/4', 3/8' and 1/2' full
polish ratchets and sockets (English and metric. shallow and deep, 6 and 12
pt.) and plenty of new wrenches and screw drivers for about a $130
investment over 8 months, as he likes to gloat about.
M35 Musings
Another interesting thing is that the pictures in my TM 9-8022, dated
December 1954, are copies of the pictures in the TM 9-819, and are not as
clear or 'sharp(?)' as the ones in the -819. The -819 has only 318 pages vs.
the 690 pages of the -8022. Bureaucrats at work padding the manuals, or an
indication of the downward spiral of the native mechanical intelligence in
the American male born post 1934 due to The Depression and movement from
farms to cities?
Also the -819 has "RESTRICTED Security Information" printed on the
manual covers, top and bottom and throughout the manuals pages. The -8022
does not.
Was there an M35 manual prior to the -819 dated 20 JUNE 1950? The
JANUARY 1952 one was printed to correct errors in the 20 JUNE 1950 one and
added info on - 1) 2 1/2 ton 6X6 cargo trucks M35 and M36; 2) chassis truck
M44, M45, and M46 ; 3) crane truck M108; 4) dump trucks M47 and M59;
5)gasoline tank truck M49; 6) shop van M109; 7) tractor truck M48; 8) water
tank truck M50 and revised info on the 2 1/2 ton 6X6 cargo truck M34.
Hey ddoyle....when was the M35/M44 series first put in service? First TM
series covering the M35/M44 and its pub date? Number of pages?
Ronzo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:15 PM
Subject: [MV] Spark Plug Socket Size
> The TM 209 series seems (?) to deal solely with multifuel engines.
> And I have been unable to find it in the 9-8022 manual.. ( do TM's have a
> listing of ALL tools required to repair any problem for a specific
> vehicle? )
>
> Could somebody please enlighten me as to the size of spark plug socket
> required ( assuming original size spark plugs ) to remove the plugs on my
> 1953 M35 gasser? REO engine, straight 6. It's larger than a 3/4"
socket..
> I'd like to get one but would like to make one trip for this only if
> possible <g>.
>
> Secondary Q: The gas in this tank has been sitting for at LEAST two
> years. I do not have a way to remove it/ refresh it. I thought I might
> put gas drying chemicals in it to help remove water....I presume R/R the
> gas would be better but will have to make do for now. One day when I bite
> the bullet and buy standard insurance for it I'll be able to get it to a
> shoppe for a gas swap. Or would it be THAT bad to try to just burn the
old
> gas out.. maybe mix in some new gas with it and rotate the fuel out that
> way? The gas tank is under the drivers cab, looks to be ... I'm not sure,
> perhaps 50-100 gallons. It looks to have been a part of the conversion
> around 1970. Anyway, would gas drying chemicals be helpful in keeping the
> engine running/minimizing the damage potentials?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Paul
> MVPA #24986
> '53 REO M35 Fire Conversion
> '53 AEC Chevy 3/4 ton
>
>
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